On the first eigenvalue of the linearized operator of the higher order mean curvature for closed hypersurfaces in space forms (Q1425777)

Let \(M^n\) be a closed hypersurface immersed into an \((n+1)\)-dimensional Riemannian space form \(M^{n+1}\). The authors give sharp upper bounds for the first positive eigenvalue of the linearized operator of the higher order mean curvature of \(M^n\). Their bounds are extrinsic in the sense that they are given in terms of the higher order mean curvatures and the center(s) of gravity of \(M^n\). The bounds found in the paper under review extend the bounds for the first positive eigenvalue of the Laplacian operator recently found in the paper [\textit{A. R. Veeravalli}, Comment. Math. Helv. 76, 155--160 (2001; Zbl 0998.53035)].